afternoon blazer

Thank you. I will have a look. 

@CreX thanks for the watering tips. Will see how it goes. 

Put them out at 9 today. No domes. 

Roughly 19 degrees now. Warming up

Very little of each. Didnt want to add to much of stuff and screw up the seed roots

@oldsandals ok sweet. Thanks alot. Will give it ago. Watered yesterday with some run off. So will wait a couple of days. Doesnt really dry out much due to temps at the moment. 

Also would the pic below work for the dolomite?

@oldsandals @oldsandals howzit bro. Thanks for the feedback. Much apreciated. 

Dowloaded the lux meter from the play store.

Can i perhaps cha ge the medium when i am transplanting? Sin e they potted for now.  Maybe i could wait for the 1st couple of sets of leaves?

Also where could you reccomend i get the  dolomite lime from? Local walk in store

Was thinking of getting bottle nutrients when the plant has developed alot more.

I do however have a 1 liter " seagro " 

That i was advised by a couple of friends to mix in with my water for when i do water. 

Pics of the root starter and seagro attached.

I am hoping that the current mix is enough to get me through 2/3 weeks in these containers. With just watering with seagro maybe. 

Just need something to start growing.

What up 420SA

Sorry. But this is going to be abit of a long 1.

Just out here tryna start a basic, budget, Covid-19, winter grow while confined to the spaces of my home.

So i tried growing once before. Failed. Had alot going on. Didnt try again until now. When we are on lock.

Anyway. Since i have not figured this shit out yet. I am going to be messing around with bag seeds until i get somewhat of a useable plant.

I am basically just trying to grow as a hobby. As something exciting to do while chilling at home.

Not expecting amazing yields. Or the best looking plant or anything like that.

I just want that rewarding feeling of growing my own plant from start to finish.

So anyway. It is winter. So abit of a challenge. 

I did manage to germinate in a shot glass and then paper towel. Roughly 36-40 hours.

Tap roots were about 12mm long.

Got my hands on some coco(R40)(cheap stuff-brick form). Rinsed it out. 

Got me a small bag of perlite(R20).(tons of videos and mixes i have seen have perlite. Never used it before.)

Added abit of bone meal(about R40)and root starter pebbles(lying around) to the coco and perlite. Just for a sprinkle of nutrients. Until i manage to get my hands on some easily accessible (walk-in-store) "cal-mag" / "cannabis growing soil" 

So after mixing them all together. I potted in some 1 liter lunch tins that looked cool and were R10 at a discount store close to home.(i did drill a bunch of holes for drainage.)

So i wanted to start with this coco mix( as alot of people say coco is the easiest for new growers to get started). And either transplant and keep the same mix. And add the cal-mag supplement needed for coco. 

Or 

Get a right kinda soil. And when ready to transplant. Use the soil.

You guys can advise.

So now since its cold as B#$%S  these days. I decided to get some cheap LEDs

20w each. 1670 lumens each. 6000k each. (from the same discount store - R100  for 3 lights. With fittings)

Lux meter reading below with the plants about 50mm away from soil

For the seedling stage and to just extend the daylight hours at the moment. I thought it would be a good idea to have those.

So the plan is . Keep the plants in the sun between 9am, bright and warm until 5pm, still considerably bright and warm.

And the rest of the time it could be under the 3 lights. 

I am still gona figure out how much of darkness to give them. 

You guys could advise on that aswell please.

I am starting with 5 bag seeds.

I am expecting to end with atleast 1 plant or 2 at most.

So potted the germinated seeds on Tuesday evening.

Really impatient. Hope i get something to grow. Bored as hell in these troubling times of ours.

Sorry about the long message. Lockdown is getting to me.

Please give me as much direction and opinion as you like. I am open to suggestions. Ask questions and for pics if needed.

@Naughty.Psychonaut  howzit bro.

Need to ask u a few questions. Since ima first timer and already on the growing path.

I did germinate bag seeds to get the hang of things.

What kind of potting soil should i use to grow in a 5 liter container on a balcony.

I can bring the plants inside at night due to the cold currently. 

Thats my current soil

Can i get better soil and transplant all the sprouts with the new soil?

Thanks alot for the advise. I will try your suggestions n get back to you

Does not grow more than tjis 1. And no more leaves sprout

I have a dual bulb 1.2m led grow light.

I have my plants in 0.5 liter pots.

I have been using potting soil mix only.

I have a growbox with the inside wrapped in foil.

I have air intakes and exhaust

I have the pots at a distance of 800mm from the grow light.

I germinate and put the seeds without problem.

I get a sprout no problem.

My sprouts grow to about 80mm and then halt growth completely.

Normally 2 sets of leaves sprout and stop there after.

I cannot seem to get past this stage and cannot get thick growth and more leaves to sprout before I transplant.

I have not done 1 transplant yet.
But have grown about 30 seeds to the above mentioned stage and it dries out and dies out.

I have been watering 2 -3 days at a time.

Can someone please assist with me getting to the next stage of growth and transplant phase.

I basically have everything up to the sprout stage covered. It is getting beyond this stage that I am struggling a lot with.

I have pictures for reference
 

Howzit guys. Im new to this site. And would like to find out the details of the 420 festival 2017. Looking forward to attending